ROUND-UP: From Pol Roger to White Lightning – how migrant hotels...

26 AUGUST 2025 | OPINION August was sold as a vintage for Westminster: migrant hotels closing, Lucy Connolly finally silenced, and Trump’s Alaska summit setting...

Public consent would be endangered by Boris’ four-week delay if the...

15 June 2021 | OPINION On February 22nd, when the UK faced almost 10,000 Covid cases per day and had administered less than 18 million...

Rubbish: PMQs 11th February 2026

11 FEBRUARY 2026 | OPINION As the Prime Minister rose, both sides of the House cheered. “I did not think that the Prime Minister was...

The recorded rise in inflation and the potential consequences for trade...

23 MARCH 2023 | OPINION Yesterday was a tumultuous day in British politics; whether it be the Boris Johnson Privileges Committee hearing, the usual theatrics...

You wanted rage – Glastonbury was the punchline

2 JULY 2025 | OPINION A Glastonbury performer shouted: “death to the IDF” — and the nation collapsed into outrage, denial, and hypocrisy. But this...

Discourtesy – PMQs 4th June 2025

4 JUNE 2025 | OPINION The PM’s rough manners and disregard for relevance have worsened. Jesse Norman MP (Con) raised a point of order at the...

Fog of war: PMQs & ‘Spring Statement’ 26th March 2025

26 MARCH 2025 | OPINION The PM "is not answering the question about discipline in schools … did not answer the question about compensating...

Boris Johnson’s reshuffle of the Whips’ and Cabinet Office: summary

10 February 2022 | ANALYSIS The fallout from PartyGate and the subsequent meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the 1922 Committee resulted in reports...

Can senior Church figures have a place in political discourse?

20 April 2022 | OPINION The Archbishop of Canterbury has been at the centre of debate over the Easter holiday period after criticising the Government’s...

A furious swarm of WASPIs – PMQs 18th December 2024

19 DECEMBER 2024 | OPINION The loudest buzz this week was about WASPIs – Women Against State Pension Inequality. In 1995, the then-Conservative Government raised women’s...